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Yearly Archives: 2014

Unlicensed used gun dealers By: Joshua Gideon I consider myself a Constitutional Conservative with a hard line on 2nd Amendment Rights. I feel that ever American should have the “right” to own a firearm for defense against any hostile threat against them (including the Government). At the same time I […]

A look behind the blades of grass By: Joshua Gideon Isoroku Yamamoto is attributed to the quote, “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” Although it is disputed if he actually said this, the premise behind it seems to have […]

This is what it’s like when worlds collide By: Joshua Gideon Growing up in a farming community in East Central Indiana, I picked up a few things about firearms. I grew up hunting, killing varmints on my grandfather’s farm, and passing time testing my marksmanship skills on tin cans and […]

Breaking News: Special Operator Breaks Silence On Shark Index Just as the temple index begins to gain steam in the civilian defensive firearms training world, a super secret special operator has decided to break the silence on a technique they use called the Shark Index. I am fortunate to break […]

Defensive Firearms Context: Transferrable Knowledge & Skills By: Joshua Gideon 9/24/2014 Transferrable Knowledge & Skills One of the least understood principles in the defensive firearms community is the principle of context. At the root of the issue is what I believe to be a misapplication of what is now […]

By: Joshua Gideon Last weekend I ran into the local farm supply store to pick up some weed killer. This particular store has a gun section and I frequently browse through on my way to pick up other items. As I am looking for .38 FMJ rounds I see a […]

Training Wounds: It takes a long time to fix stupid! By: Joshua Gideon As a young boy I had the most fortunate opportunity to spend time with my Great Grandpa. They moved in with us for a while when I was young and his health was failing, and I was […]

By: Joshua Gideon I have coached students in the defensive use of firearms for almost 7 years. I am still a pup in the Firearms training world. I certainly have not had as many students go through my courses as others, but after watching a few hundred students go through […]

A few years ago I worked in a town with a small university. I was rarely in the office and more often than not I found myself in a local coffee shop for several hours between visits to client sites. It became known as a satellite office and if my […]

Have you attended a bad firearms training class? How do you know? By: Joshua Gideon If the advice given to you after a shooting incident is to “Keep your mouth shut.” Or “Don’t talk to the cops and immediately ask for a lawyer.” You might have attended a bad firearms […]